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Mesa Fire & Medical Department April 9, 2026 Fiscal Year 2026/27 Chief: Mary Cameli Assistant Chiefs: Brent Burgett, Brian Darling, Cori Hayes, John Locklin Deputy Director: Tara Acuña PERFORMANCEPLUS E N V I S I O N . E L E V A T E . I M P A C T . The Mesa Fire & Medical Department exists to deliver timely, compassionate, and effective all-hazard and medical response, paired with community risk reduction to decrease loss of life, property, and preventable harm for a safe and thriving Mesa. OUTCOMES-base of KPIs HOW WE ALIGN TO THE PRIORITIES WHY WE EXIST Outcome Areas 3 Decrease loss of life • Highly skilled workforce • Fast response times Decrease loss of property • Well maintained equipment • Trained on proper techniques Decrease preventable harm • Following up on referrals • Providing additional resources to citizens KPI: Response Times 4 The response time (in minutes) for Code 3 emergency calls by calendar year. Times are shown in decimal format (e.g., 4.50 = 4 min, 30 sec). Fire and Medical Code 3 Incident Response Times by Percentile 90th Percentile 75th Percentile 50th Percentile KPI: Incidents 5 Number of fire and medical incidents within Mesa Fire and Medical’s jurisdiction per type per calendar year. MFMD Annual Incidents Responded to by Type Medical Fire MVA Service Spec Ops Comm Med 65,060 65,045 64,319 69,890 71,405 70,921 72,135 71,938 17,738 KPI: High Utilizers 6 Reduction of 911 Calls from Emergency Services High Utilizers Percent reduction in calls from high utilizers after social services intervention. Calculated by total number of high utilizer 911 calls 3 months prior to intervention/total number of high utilizer 911 calls 3 months after intervention. Financial Summary 7 Figures in millions, rounded Service Level FY 24/25 Year End Actuals FY 25/26 Revised Budget FY 25/26 Year End Estimate FY 26/27 Proposed Budget Community Involvement $4.3 $4.8 $4.7 $4.9 Departmental Support $26.3 $35.0 $35.3 $26.7 Incident Response $82.4 $89.0 $89.5 $89.3 Total Expenses $113.0 $128.8 $129.5 $120.9 General Governmental Funds Financial Summary 8 Figures in millions, rounded Public Safety Sales Tax Fund Service Level FY 24/25 Year End Actuals FY 25/26 Revised Budget FY 25/26 Year End Estimate FY 26/27 Proposed Budget Departmental Support $0.5 $0.7 $0.6 $0.7 Incident Response $13.1 $17.8 $15.4 $18.7 Total Expenses $13.6 $18.5 $16.0 $19.4 Financial Summary 9 Figures in millions, rounded Emergency Transport Services Fund Service Level FY 24/25 Year End Actuals FY 25/26 Revised Budget FY 25/26 Year End Estimate FY 26/27 Proposed Budget Incident Response $15.7 $22.5 $22.6 $23.0 Total Expenses $15.7 $22.5 $22.6 $23.0 Service Level FY 24/25 Year End Actuals FY 25/26 Revised Budget FY 25/26 Year End Estimate FY 26/27 Proposed Budget Incident Response $24.7 $31.2 $31.2 $33.7 Total Revenues $24.7 $31.2 $31.2 $33.7 FY 26/27 Budget Reduction Summary 10 General Fund Reduction Target: $1.35M over three years Reduction FTE / Vacant? Reduction Amount Fund Eliminate Vacant PIO Marketing/Communications Specialist II -1 Yes -$126,000 General Reallocate (4) Firefighters from GF to PSST Fund - - -$705,000 General Total -1 -$831,000 11 FY 26/27 Adjustment Request Summary *Will be offset by program revenue Ranking Adjustment FTE One-Time Ongoing Fund 1 ETS Fund Modification 0 - $286,000 ETS 2 ETS Conversion (12hr to 24hr) 2 - $290,000 ETS ETS Fund Total 2 $0 $576,000* Station 224 12 Station 205 13 14 Auto CPR Devices – FEMA AFG Grant 15 Firewise Program • Solar • Residential Battery Storage • Power Grid • Generator Power • Hydrogen Diffuser • Electric Vehicle Current & Emerging Home Energy Challenges 16 CNG Challenges for Firefighters 17 Flashover due to Battery Charger 18 Evolving Equipment for Electric Vehicle Fires 19 Cancer Prevention Starting in FY 19/20, $210,000 was budgeted annually through the public safety sales tax for cancer prevention. We've received over $2M in grant funding for cancer mitigation over the last three years. The funding has been used for the following: • Cancer screenings/full body MRI scans • Exhaust removal systems in bays • Relocation of ice machines/turnout storage in bays • Clean-cab concept implementation • Galleri blood tests • Turnout cleaning To date, the following cancers have been identified through the preventative screening measures taken: esophageal, colorectal, glioma brain, kindey, leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid, various skin and testicular. 20 20 21